Veronika Deklava (Sarah Michelle Gellar) tries to kill herself with an overdose. Her parents commit her to an exclusive asylum retreat. Dr. Blake (David Thewlis) and Dr. Thompson tells her that her overdose had caused heart damage. She has only weeks to live. Claire (Erika Christensen) is her roommate. Edward (Jonathan Tucker) is another patient.

The issue with this movie is that her medical situation limits her agency. She has only one move. There are no stakes or maybe she has the greatest stakes of all times. The problem with the premise is that it takes away her agency, her stakes, and her salvation. She is an object being moved around rather the subject moving herself around. Of course, this is an opportunity for SMG to do some big time acting. It's not winning any big awards but she's a capable actress. In the end, I really disagree with the doctors and the premise is problematic. Without spoiling it, this would never happen. I'd rather this story deal with her suicide attempt in a more straight forward manner.

The question is, how much do you care? And it's of course about the awareness of life, but also the awareness of others peoples misery. How much sympathy do you have in you. Can you care for Sarah Michelle G. character? Do you still see Buffy, when you watch her act on screen? Is the ending worth you while? Is this movie too preachy? What could have been done to improve it?

Those are all valid questions and I don't have answers for all of them (mainly because some can only be answered personally). The acting is really good though, it's the tone of the movie that seemed a bit off. For a movie that is about caring it does feel a bit to distant too. The theme handled here is good and worthwhile, but could have been handled in a better fashion.

Not even Thewlis can save this trash. It had potential, but ended up being a ridiculous watercolour romance. It's been described as dark and understated. It's not. It's light, obvious schmaltz. There's no attempt at any realism, and it's an insult to anyone remotely familiar with the workings of a psychiatric unit. It promises themes of suicide and mental health but shows no understanding of either, merely using them as a cheap vehicle for clumsy, clichéd, feel-good garbage. In addition, the protagonist has no redeeming qualities, or even enough personality for the viewer to care about. The music is distractingly awful, as is most of the acting and direction. It's cheesy as all hell. Even if you have another century to live, do not waste a precious 94 minutes of it on this.